Object photograph·C05941·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II

Carved limestone head of a woman wearing a flower-decorated crown, from Vouni, mounted on a wooden base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05941. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head of a woman with a wide crown decorated with rosettes and a twisted band above the brow. The eyes have heavy lids and the mouth is slightly smiling, and hair is shown in rows behind the ears. The head is broken off at the neck and set on a turned wooden cylinder against a plain pale background, with some chipping and wear on the surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II.

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